Sans stood in the doorway, his usual wide grin gradually being replaced by a gentle, albeit softer one. He could not help but feel a little giddy at the way her and Papyrus conversed quietly. As expected, they got along incredibly well. Even with her limited vocabulary, the girl could easily talk to the younger skeleton. It was almost as if they had been friends for a long, long time.
Funnily enough, despite the fact that they could not remember one another from before, they acted as if they did. Papyrus rambled on and on about the things he always did, but in a lot slower, quieter manner. He seemed so considerate, so caring.
"Brother, I did not notice you there," Papyrus turned to the door with a small smile, nodding towards him."Have you finished work for today?"
"Yeah, I have." Sans, chuckling at how he had managed to get caught stalking again, made his way to the bed."Hey kid, feeling better?"
The girl puffed out her cheeks at the nickname but nodded a bit, pushing herself up a bit more."Talked a lot with Papy. Had fun." she seemed to stop at every word, clearly concentrating on not messing up what she was trying to see. The effort and the way she pursed her lips was absolutely adorable. Sans somewhat wished that she would stay like this for a long while. It was not that he wanted her to never learn how to speak normally... It was just that he wanted her to stay so.. determined. Her eyes glowed brightly as she licked at her lips again, taking a deep breath."Wanna watch movies... try spaghetti. Never before," she was interrupted by Papyrus's gasp.
"You have never had spaghetti, human?" he asked, voice a little louder than before. The girl nodded shyly, cheeks a soft pink color. She clearly was a little ashamed of the revelation, but it wasn't like she could do anything else other than telling the truth."I will make some for you by tomorrow then, human. I never knew that you had missed out on such culinary delights, you should have told me! I did not have time enough to prepare any for you today, but I promise that this will not happen again!"
"Guess you know what to give her as a present then, bro." Sans said with a chuckle."I guess we should be going though, the kid should rest. Tori said Asgore is taking her, Frisk and the kid," at the pointed look the glare shot him a small glare and the cutest pout that existed on Earth," out in the morning to get some groceries, so she should rest up."
"Go out?" the girl asked with wide eyes, tilting her head to the side. She wasn't sure if she wanted to leave the safe confines of her bed yet, but she knew that she did not have a choice. If she was told to do something, she had to do it no matter how hard or painful it seemed. While she had not been hurt in her new home before, she could never be careful enough. Nothing would ever be able to help her forget the agony, the humiliation that she had been dragged through before. Not even her new... friends? She wanted so badly to just flip a switch - like Toriel did when turning off the light every evening, but not before giving the girl a kiss on her forehead and wishing her sweet dreams - and seal all those memories away. But she could not do it, not when even little things reminded her of her past. She wondered if she would ever get better."Need to?" she asked finally, breaths coming just a little more hurriedly. It was clear that she was getting nervous, especially to Sans.
However, the skeleton new that he could not force Toriel to not take the girl out. He had tried before, and the consequences had not been nice. Some things had to happen in order for things to go smoothly. He hated it, but it wasn't like he had a choice in everything. There were certain things that he had no power over. It broke his heart, but he could not change how things were supposed to be.
"I'm sure it will be fun," he said, forced grin returning."And I may have some time off, too, so if all goes well I'll join you guys. Tori just wants to get you some new clothes, too, and she said she wanted you to decide what she should cook this weekend. This is kind of a secret to be honest, but.."
The girl lit up at that however, lips curling into a small but sweet smile. She was a little scared, yes, but she knew that she couldn't keep lying in bed. She had been moving around a little each day by then. It still hurt a little, but it was a lot better than was she was used to. And well, no one knew what would cause someone around her to snap. Everywhere she looked, she saw danger. Sometimes, she was able to turn this sight off, but it was very hard. She just... acted as if she was merely skittish because of everything that she had been through. A quick movement could make her flinch easily, which would cause Toriel and Asgore to worry, but she always shook it off.
"I like clothes." she whispered softly. It was true: she had always admired people dressed in pretty garments. Of course, she was sure that she would not get anything too fancy this time either but... She still hoped somehow.
"Human, I think me and my brother really should be going now," Papyrus said with a small grin."I will drop by tomorrow evening so the two of us can enjoy my marvelous pasta creation." he moved to hug her lightly: even now he was incredibly careful around her. Sans slowly stepped closer, too, bending down to nuzzle her soft hair.
"Take care, kid." he said softly."Shopping will be fun, don't worry."
God, how he hated being a liar.
